July 11, 2004
VALLEY COOL THIS YEAR ; BUT EISNER AND WEINSTEIN BURY THE HATCHET, SORT OF
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMichael Eisner and Harvey Weinstein left here with an apparent thaw in their relationship. Disney head Eisner and Weinstein, the chief of the Disney-owned Miramax, had a sit-down here this...
SCHONFELD WAY; PLAIN TALK, PLAIN IDEAS AND REALLY BIG MONEY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTalk to trading-heavyweight Steven Schonfeld and you might think you are listening to the lyrics of "The Gambler." "You have to learn how to protect your wins, how to trade...
HANDY MAN - GO HOME WITH HUNKY CARPENTER CARTER OOSTERHOUSE ON 'TRADING SPACES'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amFANS of Carter Oosterhouse might be fascinated to learn that the sexy carpenter of "Trading Spaces" can tie a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue in two seconds...
HERE'S THE POOP: TV GONE TO THE TOILET
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTV has gone from a vast wasteland to a vast dung heap - literally. It's a trend that defies my power to analyze and explain it, except to say that...
I LOVE THE '90'S - KURT COBAIN, KATO KAELIN, AND KEVORKIAN - LOOKING BACK ON A KILLER DECADE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amYOU remember the '90s - the Macarena, Vanilla Ice, Nirvana and "talking to the hand." How could you forget? The decade only ended four years ago. Capitalizing on the success...
TOUR DE LANCE - OUTDOOR CHANNEL ALL ABOUT ARMSTRONG
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amHAVE breakfast, lunch, dinner and a nightcap with champion cyclist Lance Armstrong with OLN's wall-to-wall The cable channel, an acronym that stands for Outdoor Life Network (channel 122 on Time...
SPIKE TV'S NEW LOW: 'ULTIMATE FIGHTING'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amFIRST, the good news. Spike TV, this January, will be forced to dump one of its lowbrow shows. Yep, it has to make room for "The Ultimate Fighting Championship," a...
HOT LIST - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amHot ticket He may be a bit bloated and have a very unfortunate hair weave, but Elton John remains a true pop-music force while far younger stars (like George Michael)...
X-ECUTIONERS: X-CELLENT DEEJAYS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amDeejay trio Rob Swift, Roc Raida and Total Eclipse - otherwise known as - the X-Ecutioners - want you to know there's more to hip-hop than lone emcees and vanity...
HEAR THIS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIN CONCERT Indie rockers Phantom Planet headline at Irving Plaza tomorrow. Prince plays three dates at Madison Square Garden starting tomorrow. It's college-radio heaven when Rufus Wainwright, Guster and Ben...
THIS WEEK'S CDS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe Polyphonic Spree "Together We're Heavy" (Three stars) Hollywood Records Songs about "new religion" sung by a 22-member band wearing rainbow-colored choir robes: You might think the Polyphonic Spree is...
ROCK ON: GO DOUBLE-FESTED AT OZZ & SIREN
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amAnnual summer treats OZZfest and the Siren Music Festival, both taking on New York this week, couldn't be more different. One has a Village of Damned (with mobile tattoo parlors...
ALTERNATE ROOTS: EXPERIMENTAL HIP-HOPPERS SHUN STARDOM & BREAK OUT THE JAMS WITH 'TIPPING POINT'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWith their last album, "Phrenology," the Roots traded in their status as an underground phenomenon for stardom. Yet, after reaching the pinnacle in mainstream music, the Philadelphia outfit wanted to...
AMES TRUE - NOVELIST CATCHES THE VERY ESSENCE OF WRY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames Three stars Scribner, $23 LET'S face it. Holden Caulfield was as mad as his people-shooting hat. J.D. Salinger intended him to be an unreliable narrator,...
REAL MAN OF STEEL - MEET SONNY, THE STAR OF 'I,ROBOT' - AND MAYBE OUR FUTURE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIT'S hard to steal a scene from Will Smith. Tommy Lee Jones couldn't do it. Martin Lawrence couldn't do it. Jazzy Jeff definitely couldn't do it. But just wait until...
'DONNIE' DEVOTEES: ON A 'DARKO' AND STORMY NIGHT, CULT CLASSIC MAKES A COMEBACK
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amRocky Horror" has its corseted lip-syncers. "The Holy Grail" spawned a generation of geeks who talk like British knights. "Donnie Darko" film buffs, however, mostly want to discuss time travel...
CARY-ON LUGGAGE: MACLACHLAN'S NEW ROLE A HEAVY LOAD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amActors rarely like to play more famous performers, but Kyle MacLachlan had no trepidation about becoming the first to play screen icon Cary Grant in a theatrical feature. Even if...
THIS WEEK'S MOVIES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA CINDERELLA STORY Hilary Duff is the poor, unpopular stepdaughter who's forced to toil away at the family diner. Hunky Chad Michael Murray is her Prince Charming and a left-behind...
ON THE FLY: DAMON DASH GETS FRESH FOR UNDER A 'HUNDO'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTo talk shop with Damon Dash, you must know your slang. Terms like "hundo" (one hundred dollars), "kicks" (sneakers) and "it's all gravydale" (it's all good) are part of his...
QUICK BITES - THE TASTIEST EVENTS THIS WEEK
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amGET CENTERED: Boogie your carbs off Tuesday at Lincoln Center's a "Taste of Summer." The $250 ticket price covers dance lessons, dancing to the Harry James Orchestra, a choice of...
MEET MARKET: THE PLACE WHERE THE POST HOOKS YOU UP AND SEND YOU OUT
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWORKAHOLIC SEEKS REASON TO CALL IN SICK Dana: Moving on As the principal director and owner of relocation specialists Moving Etc, Brooklynite Dana, 35, has a hectic schedule of work...
UP LATE ON WEST 12TH
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amLast week Alex, our hunky investment banker, chose Robyn, an attorney. We sent them off to Meatpacking hotspot One Little West 12th Street - and did they have a good...
GWYN HAS A COLD SHOWER
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIs Gwyneth Paltrow turning into a grumpy mommy? The star hosted a bridal shower for childhood friend Mary Wigmore at a private home on Perry Street last week but apparently...
TWO AMERICANS TO WATCH OUT FOR
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTHE United States hasn't had a world-class player in more than a decade - but suddenly may have two. The first is Hikaru Nakamura of White Plains, who reached the...
GENTLE GIANTS; MEET THE LEONBERGER: KING OF CANINES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWhen SoHo residents Tama Ryder and Johan Herrlin walk their dog, Milo, heads turn. The 160-pound dog is a giant breed that's quite rare in the United States: the Leonberger...
DRESSED TO FRILL
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTHEY'RE called Gothic Lolitas - young Japa nese women who dress in elaborate baby-doll costumes that exude both innocence and sexuality. They look like Victorian dolls, with pale skin, frilly...
TWINS FOUND DEAD - COPS GRILL TOTS' MOM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn mother was being questioned by cops about the mysterious deaths of her 18-day-old twin sons yesterday, officials said. The tiny newborns, Zion and Zarie Lazarus, were found unconscious...
COURT'S RUFF VERDICT ON DOG-BITE VICTIM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn woman was barking up the wrong tree when she tried to sue her landlord after her roommate's pit bull took a chunk out of her leg, a judge...
L.I. ROB VICTIM SHOT IN THE LEG
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTwo teen thugs were busted in Long Island after they wounded a shopper outside South Shore Mall in a robbery attempt, police said yesterday. As they walked out of the...
EVILDOERS TARGETING WALL STREET
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies are growing increasingly concerned that al Qaeda's next target in the United States could be the heart of America's economy - Wall Street. Counterterrorism officials...
JUST LIKE THE BAD OLD DAYS: 9 SLAIN IN 22 HOURS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amViolence claimed the lives of nine crime victims in Brooklyn and The Bronx over a 22-hour span ending yesterday afternoon, police officials said. Seven people were shot dead while two...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA West Virginia woman picked the wrong guy to flash. Wytona Mollohan, of Whitman, is serving 90 days in the slammer after she exposed her breasts to a man who...
JUSTICE VOW FOR VACATION VICTIM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA Dominican community leader vowed yesterday to see justice done for a former in-law who was shot to death during a family vacation in the Dominican Republic. At the funeral...
LOVE SICK: COURTNEY'S TWISTED SOHO ODYSSEY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA paranoid and delusional Courtney Love spent the week prior to her mystery trip to hospital roaming the streets of SoHo, begging for cigarettes from strangers and claiming she was...
HOME-ALONE SHOCK ; DAD LEFT BEHIND DEATH-PLUNGE TODDLER
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe devastated mom of a 3-year-old toddler who plunged to his death from a top-floor window of a Midtown building owned by the Unification Church was making arrangements to fly...
B'WAY HOLDING ITS BREATH
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe bitter contract talks between Broadway producers and Actors' Equity broke off Friday night after failing to reach an agreement on salary scales for touring shows. Equity's leaders plan to...
FDNY EASING OFF ON RESIDENCY RULES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSIXTEEN firefighters are under investigation for violating the city's residency rules - but the Fire Department is backing off plans that would have required all firefighters to sign affidavits attesting...
FIRETRUCK IN SUV-SMASH TRAGEDY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA 25-year-old Bronx man who was planning to move to Iowa this week to start a new life was killed and 10 others hurt when a firetruck racing to a...
TWINS FOUND DEAD; COPS GRILL TOTS' MOM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn mother was being questioned by cops about the mysterious deaths of her 18-day-old twin sons yesterday, officials said. The tiny newborns, Zion and Zarie Lazarus, were found unconscious...
WALL ST. TARGETED ; OFFICIALS FEAR QAEDA STRIKE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies are growing increasingly concerned that al Qaeda's next target in the United States could be the heart of America's economy - Wall Street. Counterterrorism officials...
JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED! PHASED-OUT WAITRESS SUING 2ND AVE. DELI
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThey are as New York as egg creams and bagels, but veteran wait staff at the famed Second Avenue Deli are being treated like chopped liver, federal documents charge. Two...
COPS' DOCU-TRAUMA; UPCOMING SHOCKS ON TV'S '24/7' HAVE NYPD SWEATING
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe NYPD is about to get more black eyes from its decision to give TV crews unchecked access to sensitive operations, as upcoming episodes unmask murder witnesses, reveal key evidence...
PARK IN A BUBBLE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amDID your mom use slip covers on the living-room sofa and ban food everywhere but the kitchen? If so, you're not alone - plenty of parents do that: One doesn't...
REMAINS OF FIRST 9/11 VICTIM ARE ID'D
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe latest World Trade Center victim to be identified is Daniel Lewin, an Israeli soldier who became a Massachusetts computer tycoon. The married father of two kids was reportedly the...
NEW NIEUW AMSTERDAM ; NYC'S DUTCH TREAT
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTHE ISLAND AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD: THE EPIC STORY OF DUTCH MANHATTAN & THE FORGOTTEN COLONY THAT SHAPED AMERICABY RUSSELL SHORTO DOUBLEDAY, 384 PAGES, $27.50 History, so goes...
ATTACKERS TRY TO TAKE HURT MAN FROM COPS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA melee broke out in Harlem as cops were helping a beating victim - and thugs tried to snatch him away, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. The incident began at 11:20...
TEEN KILLS MAN, SELF RUNNING FROM COPS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amAn argument outside of a Queens grocery store escalated into a bloody tragedy yesterday, after a teenager shot a rival dead and then killed himself while leading cops on a...
ONE DEAD IN TEL AVIV BLAST
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTEL AVIV - A deadly explosion rocked the central bus station in Tel Aviv early today, wounding over a dozen people and killing one woman, according to the head of...
NYER ON 'CHANNEL 11'; NEXT ICY SWIM TO TIE U.S. RECORD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA New York schoolteacher is set to tie the record for the most number of English Channel swims by an American as soon as tomorrow - and in Big Apple...
SLAIN TEEN'S NIGHTLY TRYSTS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMurdered Harlem 13-year-old Tyisha McCoy ventured out almost every night to ride around in the cars of older men she met on The Loup teen telephone chat line, two of...
COPS ASK HELP IN SLAY PUZZLE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amNew Jersey investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the burned and naked corpse of a murder victim firefighters found in a shallow grave during a brush fire....
THE CHEATER TRAP; 'SPOT CHECKER' KIT SNARES UNFAITHFUL LOVERS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amAs many as 1,000 New Yorkers a week are checking whether their partners are cheats by using a take-home kit to test suspicious stains on clothes and bed linens. The...
'BURGLAR' SLAY STUMPS L.I. POLICE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA man in burglar's garb was found shot dead in a Bellport, L.I., driveway early yesterday in a bizarre murder that has Suffolk County cops baffled. Around 3 a.m., homeowner...
LEG-SHOOT 'ROBBERS' BUSTED
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTwo teen thugs were busted on Long Island after they wounded a shopper outside South Shore Mall in a robbery attempt, police said yesterday. Edward Fortunato and a friend walked...
BOWIE'S 'SERIOUS' HEART OP
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amRock legend David Bowie's emergency heart surgery was reportedly a lot more serious than was originally let on. A spokesman for Bowie said Friday the British-born star underwent emergency angioplasty...
MASSES FOR MARTHA; 'REGULAR' FOLK WRITE JUDGE TO BACK HER
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amEleanor Flomenhaft has never met Martha Stewart - but the Long Island senior citizen thinks the Queen of Hearths is one of the 21st century's geniuses. "This woman is to...
NO SHUDDERING OVER SHEFF'S SHOULDER
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Gary Sheffield was back in the lineup yesterday after an injury scare on Friday night. Although his left shoulder was heavily wrapped about an hour before yesterday's game,...
HEAD TO HEAD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSteve Serby: I'll open this Tyson vs. McNeeley of a debate as to why I am certain Joe Torre is the greatest Yankee manager of them all - neither Miller...
YANKEES' MIDSEASON REPORT CARD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMARIANO RIVERA - A Eric Gagne has captured the headlines, but Rivera is still the choice of most people come October. The perennial All-Star has benefitted from having Tom Gordon...
METS' MIDSEASON REPORT CARD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTOM GLAVINE - A Everything Mets thought he'd be when they signed him. Five of seven wins have come following Met losses, making him as much the team MVP as...
CONFUSION RULES - ODD PLAYS BEFUDDLE YANKEE ANNOUNCERS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amFOOTBALL fans aren't like baseball fans. Football fans don't think they know all the rules of the game. And they're right. Heck, kick returners - guys who only field punts...
I (STILL) LOVE THIS GAME! FORGET FLAWS & ENJOY THE MIDSUMMER CLASSIC
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - You get a roomful of baseball fans together from all over the county, representing all kinds of rooting interests, and you won't be able to get them...
DIAMOND JEWELS & FOOLS: SURPRISES A PLENTY AS HARDBALL HANDS OUT ITS MIDSEASON AWARD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amNL MVP In the human category, this is quite a race among Bobby Abreu, Lance Berkman, Sean Casey, J.D. Drew, Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Thome. But the super-human...
THE HEBREW HAMMER - 'LOOKS RUSSIAN, PRAYS JEWISH AND FIGHTS BLACK'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amAs the fighter made his way to the ring, the music blared over the loudspeakers of Convention Hall in Atlantic City. For the 2,000 or so spectators in the arena,...
ERICKSON COOKING ON FARM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES MIAMI - Scott Erickson appears to be rounding into form. Erickson delivered his third straight solid start last night for Norfolk, firing 8 innings of one-run ball. He...
ERICK, ANTOINE MORE LIKELY THAN JAMAL
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTHE Knicks are infinitely more likely to acquire Erick Dampier or Antoine Walker in a multi-team transaction than they are of securing Jamal Crawford (a misfit on New York's roster,...
SLIME TIME: BOOZER, AGENT PULL ULTIMATE DOUBLE-CROSS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWHO'S gonna believe SFX agent Rob Pelinka next time he says Kobe Bryant is innocent? Who's gonna believe Carlos Boozer next time he promises to do something? Why should anyone...
NOW THEY GET CHEAP? RANGERS PLAYING HARDBALL WITH TOP PICK
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIT'S ONE thing for the Rangers to commit to youth and to be judi- cious in their approach to the free-agent market, quite another for the NHL's ultimate big-market club...
HOT DRIVER BIG HIT WITH PROS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amN.Y. GOLF The concept is screwy, but the TaylorMade r7 quad driver is the hottest club in golf right now and it's already made a big impact on local fairways....
HIDALGO HOME AGAIN ; NEW METS STAR HAD TOUGH LIFE IN VENEZUELA
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMIAMI - Bear with Richard Hidalgo for a minute. He can't quite find the words, and he's trying to help you understand. Hidalgo is talking about how he used to...
LOONEY TROON: WACKY WEEK AWAITS TIGER AT BRITISH OPEN
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWhen the world's best players converge this week on Royal Troon along the west coast of Scotland for the season's third major championship, the British Open, there'll be more major...
HITTING LOFTY HEIGHTS - KENNY FITTING IN WITH YANKEES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIt's been a roller-coaster first half for Kenny Lofton, but it's ending at dizzying heights. Ironically, the veteran leadoff hitter has found a new home in the No. 9 spot....
MONUMENTAL OCCASION ; MUNSON'S SON PROPOSES AT DAD'S PLAQUE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amA quarter-century after his father died, Michael Munson shook as he bent to one knee in Monument Park. In front of family and friends, but most importantly in front of...
AT 16, MAYO STANDS OUT
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amABCD CAMP O.J. Mayo says he would like to attend college some day. About to enter his sophomore year of high school, the 6-foot-5 guard believes he has much to...
CHRISTON STEPS INTO WNBA FIRE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWelcome to the WNBA, young lady. Here are your high-tops, there is your coach and these are your teammates. If your name is Shameka Christon, then all you have left...
GOSSAGE: MO NOT IN MY CLASS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSounding more annoyed than bitter, Goose Gossage said no one should compare him to Mariano Rivera, because it's "apples and oranges." "I don't have to take a backseat to anybody,"...
RECRUITING TRIP FOR MO, A-ROD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMARIANO Rivera and Alex Rodriguez are going to Houston to be more than All-Stars. They are planning to try to sell Randy Johnson on the merits of waiving his no-trade...
GREENE'S GOAL: HERO TO GOAT
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK SACRAMENTO - Step aside Muhammad Ali. Maurice Greene wants to be known as the greatest of all time. Greene, the 2000 Olympic gold medallist in the 100 meters, began...
ZITO LOOKING FOR REBOUND FROM 'EDGE'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIf "great expectations lead to great disappointments," as trainer Nick Zito is found of saying, then great disappointments can lead to great comebacks. Nobody knows this better than Zito, who...
YANKS HONOR RUFFING
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWith every other living member of Monument Park, from Yogi Berra to Phil Rizzuto, milling around home plate, Bob Sheppard read Charles "Red" Ruffing's plaque. "The Yankees' all-time leader in...
BIG UNIT ON RUMOR: 'DON'T ASK ME AGAIN'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES MIAMI - The reality of Randy Johnson pitching for the Mets is a longshot. That's not to say it would be impossible. The main issue is, it is...
K-MART MAY ACCEPT OFFER FROM DENVER
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amKenyon Martin has proclaimed his love for New Jersey and the Nets. And now, after apparently receiving a pair of maximum contract offers, he likely is hoping the Nets feel...
THE MOMMY TRACK ; MARION GOES FROM DIAPERS TO DASHES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - Marion Jones is quite a story. Imagine how difficult this has been. Imagine how much easier it has been for Lauryn Williams or Inge Miller or Torri Edwards...
IT NEVER GETS OLD ; A-ROD, JETER LEAD YANKEES AGAIN
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amYankees 6Devil Rays 3 Someday many years from now, maybe Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will reunite on the Yankee Stadium base line for Old Timers' Day. For untold thousands...
MAYO IN NO HURRY FOR NBA
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amABCD CAMP O.J. Mayo says he would like to attend college some day. About to enter his sophomore year of high school, the 6-foot-5 guard believes he has much to...
ALL-STAR GAME RECRUITING TRIP FOR MO, A-ROD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMARIANO Rivera and Alex Rodriguez are going to Houston to be more than All-Stars. They are planning to try to sell Randy Johnson on the merits of waiving his no-trade...
GUTTY GUEVARA SHOWS THE WAY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amM'Stars 2Quakes 0 On Greek Heritage Day, the MetroStars took a page from the surprising Euro champs and sacrificed a little offense for a lot of defense. And they traded...
DIKEMBE SNAG IN CRAWFORD DEAL
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amIsiah Thomas' insistence at keeping Dikembe Mutombo out of the Jamal Crawford sign-and-trade deal with the Bulls appears the only holdup, according to a league source. Thomas has taken Mutombo...
LIEBER ROLLS LUCKY SEVEN FOR YANKEES
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe last Yankee starter to pitch seven innings wasn't Red Ruffing. It only seemed that way. Before Jon Lieber's seven innings of two-run ball in the Yankees' 6-3 victory over...
BIG UNIT TO METS? SMALL CHANCE
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMIAMI - The Mets' chances of landing Randy Johnson are even slimmer than the reedy, 6-foot-10 lefty, though one of his agents cited the Mets' contender status as a reason...
WHERE'S ALL-STAR GLAVINE? FISH HAND TOM 4TH STRAIGHT 'L'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amMarlins 5Mets 2 MIAMI - Suddenly the Mets climbed back into it, and it was a game again. Four batters into the night, the Mets were down three runs. But...
THERE'S NO 'BREAK' IN ROUTINE FOR CONTRERAS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Jose Contreras will start the first game of the second half, Joe Torre announced yesterday. Torre and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre haven't figured out the rest of the...
HEAT OK WITH SHAQ
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amThe Eastern Conference is going to be a more inhospitable place in the NBA. Shaq's back. At least it certainly appears he will be. Shaquille O'Neal, one of the most...
LONGSHOT OUT-RACES MARION
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amOLYMPIC TRIALS NOTEBOOK SACRAMENTO - With five meters to go in the women's 100-meter final, LaTasha Colander thrust her arms in the air in victory. Her mind was focused on...
GREENE GOING FOR THE G.O.A.T.
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - Step aside, Muhammad Ali. Maurice Greene wants to be known as the greatest of all time. In fact, he'll tell you. When asked yesterday after qualifying for today's...
JONES CAN'T CUT HER TIES TO STEROIDS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - One cop and two security guys had Marion Jones outta there in world record time. Faster than a speeding bullet, cer tainly quicker than her 11.14 that meant...
DRUGS COULD AFFECT RELAYS
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - The men's and women's Olympic track coaches didn't come right out and say it, probably because they'd be hit with an Olympic-sized lawsuit, but George Williams and Sue...
SECOND-HALF SMOKE FOR YOUR SQUAD
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amINSTEAD of celebrating the upcoming Midsummer Classic with a Roto All- Star team, we're going to comb the waiver wires and create a team of players who will hopefully both...
'I DID IT GOD'S WAY' ; N.J. PRIEST TO REALIZE HIS OLYMPIC DREAM
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amWHO can predict the twists and turns a life will take? Father John Pierce has served God, his country and his fellow man. A high-school and college football star, he...
SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR BEST WATERFOWL HUNTING
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amTHE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a tentative schedule for the 2004-05 waterfowl hunting seasons, giving you time to plan hunting trips for the fall. The dates...
YOUNG METROS ARE STILL LEARNIN'
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amAthletes respect winners. They look to emulate champions, to learn valuable lessons for their own victories or snap their own slumps. And make no mistake, the MetroStars have some big...
DRAGGING JONES STILL THE STORY
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - Nice and easy, Marion Jones ran 100 meters in 11.38 seconds Friday night, fin ishing second in her heat, advancing to last night's final. Nothing close to her...
JD RE-UPS WITH MSG NETWORK
July 11, 2004 | 4:00amSpeculation that John Davidson might shortly follow Marv Albert out of MSG Network's door is over. Davidson has agreed to a new deal with MSG, one that this season -...